Tamil Fast - Lesson 4: At a Restaurant & Ordering Food Transcript

Theme Topic: At a Restaurant & Ordering Food Format: Interactive Classroom Audio Script

Narrator: Welcome to Tamil Fast, Lesson 4. Today we build sentences for ordering food and dining at a Tamil restaurant step by step.

Narrator: Now let’s work on Ordering Food Items.

Narrator: The word for ‘Dosa’ in Tamil is ‘Dosai’.

Teacher (Repeated 4x):

Narrator: Student 1, say ‘I want dosa’.

Student 1 (Repeated 3x):

Narrator: The word for ‘Idli’ is ‘Idli’.

Teacher (Repeated 4x):

Narrator: Student 2, say ‘I want idli’.

Student 2 (Repeated 3x):

Narrator: The word for ‘Poori’ is ‘Poori’.

Teacher (Repeated 4x):

Narrator: Student 1, say ‘I want poori’.

Student 1 (Repeated 3x):

Narrator: Now let’s work on Drinks & Beverages.

Narrator: The word for ‘Tea’ is ‘Tea’, and ‘Coffee’ is ‘Coffee’.

Teacher (Repeated 4x):

Narrator: Student 2, say ‘I want coffee now’.

Student 2 (Repeated 3x):

Narrator: The word for ‘Water’ is ‘Thanneer’.

Teacher (Repeated 4x):

Narrator: Student 1, say ‘I want water now’.

Student 1 (Repeated 3x):

Narrator: Now let’s work on Actions: Eating & Drinking.

Narrator: The verb ‘to eat’ is ‘Saapida’, and ‘I am eating’ is ‘Saapiduren’.

Teacher (Repeated 4x):

Narrator: Student 2, say ‘I want to eat dosa now’.

Student 2 (Repeated 3x):

Narrator: The verb ‘to drink’ is ‘Kudikka’.

Teacher (Repeated 4x):

Narrator: Student 1, say ‘I want to drink coffee now’.

Student 1 (Repeated 3x):

Narrator: Now let’s work on Inquiries & Asking the Waiter.

Narrator: The question ‘What is available today?’ is ‘Inniku enna irukku?’.

Teacher (Repeated 4x):

Narrator: Student 2, ask the waiter: ‘What is available today?’

Student 2 (Repeated 3x):

Narrator: The waiter answers: ‘Dosa and Idli are available’.

Teacher (Repeated 4x):

Narrator: Student 1, say ‘Please give me one dosa and tea’.

Student 1 (Repeated 3x):

Narrator: Now let’s work on Food Quality & Taste.

Narrator: The word for ‘Delicious’ or ‘Tasty’ is ‘Suvaiyaa irukku’.

Teacher (Repeated 4x):

Narrator: Student 2, say ‘Food is delicious here today’.

Student 2 (Repeated 3x):

Narrator: The word for ‘Hot’ is ‘Soodaa’.

Teacher (Repeated 4x):

Narrator: Student 1, say ‘Coffee is hot’.

Student 1 (Repeated 3x):

Narrator: Now let’s work on Paying the Bill.

Narrator: The word for ‘Bill’ is ‘Bill’ or ‘Kanakku’.

Teacher (Repeated 4x):

Narrator: Student 2, ask for the bill: ‘Please give me the bill now’.

Student 2 (Repeated 3x):

Narrator: The waiter says: ‘The bill is one hundred rupees’.

Teacher (Repeated 4x):

Narrator: Student 1, say ‘Here is the money, thank you!’.

Student 1 (Repeated 3x):

Narrator: Now let’s work on Review & Sentence Combination.

Narrator: Student 1, say ‘I want to eat dosa today’.

Student 1 (Repeated 3x):

Narrator: Student 2, say ‘I want to drink hot coffee here now’.

Student 2 (Repeated 3x):

Narrator: Student 1, say ‘Food is very good here’.

Student 1 (Repeated 3x):

Narrator: Brilliant work! You have built a strong foundation for At a Restaurant & Ordering Food in Lesson 4. See you in Lesson 5!